In this year event, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan won "The album of the year" and "Best Male Singer" resort to his studio album called "Special Thanks To...". He is the first non-Taiwanese singer that win "The album of the year" and the second non-Taiwanese singer that win "Best Male Singer".

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Taiwan
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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a state in East Asia. Neighbours include China to the west, Japan to the northeast, Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations, and the one with the largest economy. The island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, was inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the 17th century. After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning, the island was annexed by the Qing dynasty, the Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War. While Taiwan was under Japanese rule, the Republic of China was established on the mainland in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty, following the Japanese surrender to the Allies in 1945, the ROC took control of Taiwan. However, the resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the ROCs loss of the mainland to the Communists, and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949. As a founding member of the United Nations, the ROC continued to represent China at the United Nations until 1971, in the early 1960s, Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization, creating a stable industrial economy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, it changed from a one-party military dictatorship dominated by the Kuomintang to a multi-party democracy with universal suffrage, Taiwan is the 22nd-largest economy in the world, and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy. It is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press, health care, public education, economic freedom, the PRC has consistently claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and asserted the ROC is no longer in legitimate existence. Under its One-China Policy the PRC refused diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC, the PRC has threatened the use of military force in response to any formal declaration of independence by Taiwan or if PRC leaders decide that peaceful unification is no longer possible. There are various names for the island of Taiwan in use today, the former name Formosa dates from 1542, when Portuguese sailors sighted the main island of Taiwan and named it Ilha Formosa, which means beautiful island. The name Formosa eventually replaced all others in European literature and was in use in English in the early 20th century. This name was adopted into the Chinese vernacular as the name of the sandbar. The modern word Taiwan is derived from this usage, which is seen in forms in Chinese historical records. Use of the current Chinese name was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of Taiwan Prefecture, through its rapid development, the entire Formosan mainland eventually became known as Taiwan. The official name of the state is the Republic of China and it was a member of the United Nations representing China until 1971, when it lost its seat to the Peoples Republic of China. Over subsequent decades, the Republic of China has become known as Taiwan. In some contexts, especially ones from the ROC government

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Taipei
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Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital city and a special municipality of the Republic of China. Sitting at the tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City. It is about 25 km southwest of the port city Keelung. Since 1949, Taipei has been the capital of the ROC after losing the mainland to the Communists in the Chinese Civil War, the name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper. Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan, considered to be a global city, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island, the city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Its natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also known to international visitors. As the capital city, Taipei is sometimes used as a synecdoche for Taiwan, prior to the significant influx of Han Chinese immigrants, the region of Taipei Basin was mainly inhabited by the Ketagalan plains aborigines. The number of Han immigrants gradually increased in the early 18th century under Qing Dynasty rule after the government began permitting development in the area, in 1875, the northern part of the island was incorporated into the new Taipeh Prefecture. The Qing dynasty of China made Taipeh the temporary capital of Fujian-Taiwan Province in 1886 when Taiwan was separated from Fujian Province, Taipeh was formally made the provincial capital in 1894. Japan acquired Taiwan in 1895 under the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the First Sino-Japanese War, Taiwan became a colony of Imperial Japan with Taihoku as its capital, in which the city was administered under Taihoku Prefecture. Taiwans Japanese rulers embarked on a program of advanced urban planning that featured extensive railroad links. A number of Taipei landmarks and cultural institutions date from this period, following the Japanese surrender of 1945, control of Taiwan was handed to the Republic of China. In 1990 Taipei provided the backdrop for the Wild Lily student rallies that moved Taiwanese society from one-party rule to multi-party democracy, the city is today home to Taiwans democratically elected national government. The region known as the Taipei Basin was home to Ketagalan tribes before the eighteenth century, Han Chinese mainly from Fujian Province of Qing dynasty China began to settle in the Taipei Basin in 1709. In 1875, the part of Taiwan was separated from Taiwan Prefecture. From 1875 until the beginning of Japanese rule in 1895, Taipei was part of Tamsui County of Taipeh Prefecture, in 1885, work commenced to create an independent Taiwan Province, and Taipei City was temporarily made the provincial capital. Taipei officially became the capital of Taiwan in 1894, all that remains from the Qing era is the north gate

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19th Golden Melody Awards
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Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Initially, there were 10,632 submissions from 185 companies in the music industry, winners for artistic and traditional music categories were announced on June 21,2008 at Taipei County Hall in a ceremony separate from that for popular music categories. It was the second year that the ceremony for this category group was held separately. By contrast, artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Canada attended the ceremony for popular music categories. Both events were broadcast on the satellite cable Azio Television channel on June 28 and July 5, malaysian singer Gary Chaw and Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua were named Best Mandarin Male and Female Singers in the popular music category, respectively. Chua won the Best Mandarin Female Singer award for the second time, chuas record seven nominations for her album Goodbye & Hello are the most received by a female artist. Taiwanese musician and singer Jay Chou, who received a record-breaking eight nominations for his album On the Run, chous primary lyricist Vincent Fang was present to receive the award of Best Lyricist for the song Blue and White Porcelain. Pop rock band Sodagreen received its second award as Best Band for its album Incomparable Beauty. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. VE IS, Sodagreen – Incomparable Beauty Cherry Boom – Goody Goody Kou Chou Ching – Kou. Mavis Fan and 100%樂團 –2007 Breakthrough Album Mrs. S. S. S, Singers Jia-jia and Samingad, both members of the ethnic Puyuma people, presented the awards for Best Aboriginal Singer and Best Aboriginal Album. Entertainer Kang Kang and singer Frankie Kao presented the awards for Best Arrangement, Television host Hsiao Chung, along with Hakka singers and past winners Liu Shao-hsi and Hsieh Yü-wei, presented the awards for Best Hakka Singer and Best Hakka Album. One Million Star top 10 finalist Aska Yang and musician Kay Huang presented the awards for Best Music Video Director, peng Chia-chia, entertainer Pai Ping-ping, and Hsü Hsiao-shun presented the awards for Best Taiwanese Male Singer and Best Taiwanese Female Singer. Queen of Taiwanese music Jody Chiang and lyricist Vincent Fang presented the award for Best Taiwanese Album, musicians Ni Fang-lai and Ma Yü-fen presented awards for the instrumental music categories of Best Album Producer, Best Composer, and Best Album. Record producer Huang Kuo-lun and Taiwans Queen of Pub Tiger Huang presented the awards for Best Single Producer, Taiwan musicians Lo Ta-yu and Chang Chen-yue presented the awards for Best Lyricist and Best Band. Aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer A-mei and Cantopop singer Eason Chan presented the award for Best Mandarin Male Singer, Taiwan pop singer Jolin Tsai and Canadian recording artist Daniel Powter presented the award for Best Mandarin Female Singer. Hong Kong singer and actor Wakin Chau and Taiwan record producer Jonathan Lee presented the award for Best Mandarin Album, vanessa Shih, a minister at the Government Information Office, presented the Lifetime Contribution Award

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Eason Chan
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Eason Chan Yick-shun is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the generation of Cantopop. The media in Hong Kong ranked him as the next God of Song after Samuel Hui, in 2012, Time Out Hong Kong named Chan as the King of Asian Pop. Chan is ranked #6 in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List. His Cantonese album U87 was listed in 2005 by Time magazine as one of Five Asian Albums Worth Buying, Chan is a multiple winner of the prestigious Golden Melody Award. In 2003, he won Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Mandarin Album for Special Thanks To, in 2009, he won Best Mandarin Album for his Mandarin album Dont Want to Let Go. He won his second Best Mandarin Male Singer award in 2015, Chan has earned 100 million HKD in 2014. Eason Chan Yick-shun, born in Hong Kong, went to England to study when he was 12 and he attended St. Josephs kindergarten, St. Josephs College in Hong Kong, Dauntseys School in Wiltshire, England and later Kingston University, studying architecture. Chan returned to Hong Kong before the completion of his degree to participate in the 1995 New Talent Singing Awards Competition in which he won first place. Immediately after his victory, Capital Artists signed a contract with him, Chan received a doctorate honorary degree from Kingston University. Eason Chan is a frequent winner of Asias music awards and he is the second non-Taiwanese singer after Jacky Cheung to win Taiwans Golden Melody Awards. He won Best Male Singer twice in 2003 and 2015, and he has won the prestigious Hong Kongs Most Popular Male Singer Award twice, in the year 2006 and 2007. He also won his first Asia Pacifics Most Popular Singer Award in 2007 and his album U87, released in 2005, has been recommended by Time Magazine as one of the five best Asian albums worth buying. U87 also won the top sale of album in Hong Kong in 2005 and he was Hong Kongs highest selling male artist in 2002,2003 and 2007. He has been one of Hong Kongs top selling artists for all starting from 2000. His concert DVD Get a Life was the highest selling album of 2006, Chan has been praised by critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the top singers of his generation. Since the very beginning of his career, He has been one of the favourites to lead the new generation of Cantopop and he has been described as a breath of fresh air in the HK music scene. Chan has also been successful in his work in the Mandopop scene and he has won numerous awards in both Mainland and Taiwan, most notably Taiwans Golden Melody Awards. Admit It was another work of Chan, which led to a nomination for Golden Melody Awards Best Male Singer

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National Taiwan University Sports Center
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National Taiwan University Sports Center is a major multi-purpose indoor arena in National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan. It was built by and is now managed by National Taiwan University, the sports center has 4,200 seats. It hosted the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship, in 2010 it was the venue of the FIVB World Grand Prix 2010. The NTU Sports Center was one of the venues for the stages of the 2014 League of Legends World Championship